I stare with awefor the
welders, the builders, the Crafters,know why we must
sweatand bleed and destroyour bodiesto create
something bigger:we understand the cathartic
contradiction:the perfectionof details to relax our
souls.

But as I watch themremove walletsstuffed
greenlike lettuce patches, I notice how few remain
on the groundmanning the blueprints.

Calvin
Raithe is
a graduate of the creative writing program at Oswego State
University in upstate New York. In addition to poetry, he
also writes short stories, personal essays, and is presently
finishing work on his first novel. He is pleased to say his
first publication is with SNReview.
All comments, good or bad, are encouraged via email to:
calvinraithe@yahoo.com.